Personality, adherence, asthma control and health-related quality of life in young adult asthmatics

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1033-1040

  Axelsson, M ^a,b   Emilsson, M ^a,b   Brink, E ^a,b   Lundgren, J ^c   Toren K ^a   Lotvall J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Asthma control; Health related quality of life; Personality traits; Young adults

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349180647     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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